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Number of Pages
200
Age Group
All
Language
English
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Book Summary
This historical fiction novel is set against the vast backdrop of Bengal under British rule, tracing the nationalist awakening of a society and the personal search for identity through the eyes of a young orthodox Hindu who questions inherited loyalties and encounters modern, transformative ideas. The intended readers are adults and literary fiction enthusiasts who enjoy thoughtful explorations of tradition, religion, and politics. The tone is contemplative, challenging, and hopeful, inviting readers to weigh ideas without losing emotional connection.
The narrative unfolds as a story-led journey through a richly imagined era, presented in a new, lucid English translation that preserves the depth of the original while feeling accessible today. It blends historical texture with intimate character moments, offering a reading experience that is both immersive and thought-provoking. Readers move through bustling streets, intimate salons, and public debates, encountering ideas about nationhood, faith, and social change without spoilers.
What makes the experience distinctive is its careful balance of personal reckonings and broad cultural drama. The prose is lucid and luminous, inviting reflection after each chapter, and the book rewards careful reading with new insights on tradition, reform, and the costs and promises of collective identity.
Readers finish with a nuanced understanding of how national awakening intertwines with personal belief and community life, gaining curiosity, critical thinking, and a deeper appreciation for world literature and historical fiction.
Product Details
Author
Rabindranath Tagore
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Number of Pages
200
Language
English
SKU
9780143065838
ISBN
9780143065838
Reading Age
All
Dimensions
12.7x3.81x19.69cm
Binding
Hardback
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Rabindranath Tagore Was A Nobel Laureate For Literature (1913) As Well As One Of Indias Greatest Poets And The Composer Of Independent Indias National Anthem, As Well As That Of Bangladesh. He Wrote Successfully In All Literary Genres, But Was First And Foremost A Poet, Publishing More Than 50 Volumes Of Poetry. He Was A Bengali Writer Who Was Born In Calcutta And Later Traveled Around The World. He Was Knighted In 1915, But Gave Up His Knighthood After The Massacre Of Demonstrators In India In 1919. Rabindranath Tagore (1861โ1941) Was A Painter, Philosopher, Playwright, Musician And Social Reformer, In Addition To Being A Poet And Writer. He Was Instrumental In Reshaping Bengali Writing, Music And Indian Art In Theate Nineteenth And Early Twentieth Centuries. He Became The First Non- European To Receive The Nobel Prize Initerature For His Famous Collection Of Poems, Gitanjali. Tagore Was Referred To As โThe Poet Of Bengalโ, And Also Went By The Names Gurudev And Biswakabi. Rabindranath Tagore (1861โ1941) Was The Fourteenth Son Of Debendranath Tagore And Sarada Devi, And Started Writing Early In His Life. He Joined The Swadeshi Movement Against The British In The 1900S. He Won The Nobel Prize For Literature In 1913, And Used His Earnings To Partly Fund His School And University, Visva-Bharati In Santiniketan. His Influence On Bengali Culture Extends Far Beyond His Highly Regarded Poetry And Prose, Into Music, Visual Art, And Theatre. Arunava Sinha Translates Classic, Modern, And Contemporary Bengali Fiction And Non-Fiction From Bangladesh And India Into English. He Also Translates Fiction From English Into Bengali. Over Seventy Of His Translations Have Been Published So Far In India, The Uk, And The Usa. He Has Won IndiaโS Top Translation Prize, The Crossword Award For Translated Books, Twice. He Teaches At Ashoka University, Where He Is Also The Co-Director Of The Ashoka Centre For Translation, And Is The Books Editor At Scroll.In.